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	Gives to her kinsfolk, Who eat thereof, Youth everlasting. Sick and pale, Their beauty would perish, Old and weak, Wasting away, Were not Freia among them. [Roughly. From their midst, therefore, Freia must forth!
Wotan Aſide.	Loge lingers long!
Fasolt	We wait for thy word!
Wotan Ask some other wage!
Fasolt	No other: Freia alone!
Fafner	Thou there, follow us! [Fafner and Fasolt preſs towards Freia. Froh and Donner enter in haſte.
Freia	Help! Help from the harsh ones!
Froh Clasping Freia in his arms.	To me, Freia! [To Fafner. Back, overbold one! Froh shields the fair one!
Donner Confronting the giants.	Fasolt and Fafner, Have ye not felt With what weight my hammer falls?
Fafner	What means thy threat?
Fasolt	What wouldst thou here? No strife we desire; We want but our due reward.

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